Class Environment
Ridgeland Elementary School
Classroom Environment
| Our School | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 42 | Down from 48 |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 73.8 | Up from 64.6 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 96.2 | Down from 97.1 |
| Average teacher salary | $61,853 | Up from $53,305 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 100.0 | Up from 95.8 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 78.7 | Up from 64.7 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 70.9 | Down from 71.2 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | No change |
| Prime instructional time | 96.2 | Up from 70.0 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 25.1 to 1 | Up from 20.9 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers | 8.9 | Down from 22.4 |
| Number of inexperienced teachers | 4 | Down from 11 |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers | 2.2 | Down from 8.2 |
| Number of out-of-field teachers | 1 | Down from 4 |
| Percent of inexperienced school leaders | 0.0 | No change |
| Number of inexperienced school leaders | 0 | No change |
ESSA regulations require states to post on their report cards information about teachers with emergency or provisional credentials. South Carolina does not award emergency or provisional credentials, thus that metric is not listed.